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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
3
Daily Mail published in Hagerstown Maryland promotes general editorial and circulation contact details. Names and addresses for national representatives Burke Kuipers Mahoney appear among miscellaneous publication boilerplate.
Delegates Miller Mason and Holzapfel introduce a law for Washington county mirroring the statewide Sunday sale ban. Miller also backs a bill to extend city limits to include the city farm east side of Funks tonh pike and Pangborn. Debate centers on moral costs versus growth needs and maintenance expenses.
Former Under-Secretary of State William R. Castle voices belief that Americans want to stay out of another European war. He argues against missionary world policing, urging self restraint to avoid wars and disillusionment. GOP voices echo similar cautions amid wartime debate.
The Cumberland News reports a bond measure to empower Allegany County to issue bonds for a Savage river dam plan, backed by Federal aid prospects and Congressman Byron. The project promises flood control for Cumberland and the Potomac valley, plus stream purification, land improvement, and recreation, with strong local demand and regional support.
The article argues Hitler quickly annexed Memel to the Reich showing a pattern that mirrors Czechoslovakia. It notes the strategic value of Baltic access, questions motives behind eastern expansion, and warns that any effective coalition response will require time while Hitler presses for further gains amid fragile opposition.
A Run shows in Myrna Loys stocking prompting a $10,000 sequence to be shot again. The studio faces a cautious production pace as crews adjust scenes and budgets amid careful timing and testing.
Washington Daybook argues nationalist forces threaten Hitler’s empire as he expands through protectorates in Bohemia Moravia Slovakia and the Balkans. Historian Dr. Lowell J. Ragatz cites Charles V and imperial decline to explain how nationalism can both unite and undo empires. The piece questions whether Hitler’s haste and stance on autonomy can endure in a British model of loyalty and restraint.
ANNAPOLIS Maryland March 25 A bill to ban commercial netting of black bass the states principal fresh water game fish was pulled from the House Fish and Game Committee by supporters Opponents blocked immediate action and secured a special order for Monday night Sportsmen backing the measure seek to conserve game fish in state waters
About 10.7 million farm families and hired workers in 1938 produced 5 to 20 percent more farm products than the 12.2 million workers who produced them in 1909. This reflects growth in agricultural labor efficiency and output over the period.
A lighthearted verse set features a goose and a spring chicken in whimsical travel of faith and study. A hen remarks on chic fashion, while the speaker emphasizes religious sentiment and lifelong learning.
A brief verse in which a boastful man claims human progress and civilization, only to be challenged by an owl. The owl replies that humans may be clever but have not invented means to kill all life, implying a critique of humanity’s arrogance and violence.
Mapleville notes report Sunday School at Sam Mar Chapel at 9 30. Local visitors include John and Kathryn Detrow from Hagerstown and Henry Dick family. John Hose Sr. ill. Harry Cross of Philadelphia visited relatives. C Ned Keadle begins excavating a new residence. A history comment recalls the Rock Creek Wyo to Etchetah Mont mail route of 500 miles once among the longest star routes, with riders carrying mail in pockets.
Man About Manhattan samples El Chico at 8 Grove Street, praising its Spanish vibe away from Broadway. The writer notes an absence of polemics, savoring Andalusian dishes, flamenco music, castanets, and relaxed ambience with dancers in archways and at the edge of the floor.
March 25 report notes Rev H W Hisey, vicar of Tokyngton Wembley, advising troubled husbands to grant their wives a month’s allowance and stay in a hotel for a month. The item contrasts UK radio and telephone reach with other nations.
A bereaved father writes to his four year old daughter Angeline, recalling her late mother and their life together. He describes their love, her eye light, and the dream of heaven as he marks Angeline's birthday with a cake and candles, imagining her now as an angel in heaven.
New York dispatch reports early Sunday 1 a.m. EST broadcast plan by NBC CBS and MBS to relay Premier Mussolini's speech to the Fascist Grand Council in Rome with English interpolations and summary. African Nazism fight urged at Kimberley conference agenda. North Carolina added 120 new industries in 1938 including 42 hosiery mills and 8 plant additions, 36 for hosiery.
Six new Kansas oil pools were discovered in the first two months of 1939, adding to regional output. The finds expand prospects for producers and may influence local market activity as operators report increased drilling interest.
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